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sluice

How to use sluice in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for sluice.

Editorial note

In the very worst case just lift a sluice gate and the tank will remain topped up.

Examples8
Definitions5
Parts of speech2

Quick take

conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sluice gathered in one view.

noun

conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate

verb

pour as if from a sluice; "An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef"

verb

irrigate with water from a sluice; "sluice the earth"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sluice.

noun

conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate

verb

pour as if from a sluice; "An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef"

verb

irrigate with water from a sluice; "sluice the earth"

verb

transport in or send down a sluice; "sluice logs"

verb

draw through a sluice; "sluice water"

Example sentences

1

In the very worst case just lift a sluice gate and the tank will remain topped up.

2

The Dyson ones basically sluice the water off.

3

Browsing with showdead on, I get to see an interesting view of HN, and there are some bits of gold in the sluice there.

4

I good example of that is the LA project[1] to recover rain runoff rather than sluice it out to the ocean.

5

What matters is that it's something that seems impossible to shift with current methods even when vast resources sluice against the problem over many years.

6

The article doesn't help sluice that out much... "Another alleged Chinese spy has been caught apparently trying to steal secrets from Apple’s mysterious self-driving car project.

7

Seems like afsluitdijk corresponds closely to the hypothetical English off-sluice-dike.

8

Certainly you don't want to spread waste contaminated with heavy metals, but most mine waste is just rocks that have been ground up and filtered by a sluice or shaker table to get the tiny fraction of the ore that is actually valuable.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use sluice in a sentence?

In the very worst case just lift a sluice gate and the tank will remain topped up.

What does sluice mean?

conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate

What part of speech is sluice?

sluice is commonly used as noun, verb.